Janis Winters

Known for Acting

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Biography

Janis Winters is known for Lorna Doone (1976), Elizabeth (2000) and Close My Eyes (1991).

Known For (16 credits)

6.0

Elizabeth

2000

Elizabeth is a four-part British documentary about Queen Elizabeth I of England.

3.7

Movie

The Plant

1995

In a garden in a London suburb, corpses sprout out of the earth on during a live television gardening programme called Down to Earth. However, it soon appears that these human bodies are not dead people, they are grown there, like plants. The question is who is growing these bodies and for which purpose.

6.0

All Night Long

1994

All Night Long is a British sitcom starring Keith Barron that aired in 1994. It was written by Dick Fiddy and Mark Wallington, and was produced and directed by Harold Snoad, who also produced and directed Keeping Up Appearances.

5.9

Movie

Close My Eyes

1991

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

8.1

House of Cards

1990

Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.

Movie

Ladies' Night

1986

A tradition-bound gentlemen's club is thrown into chaos when women are allowed in during "ladies' night." One member resents the intrusion of women so much, he resorts to murder.

5.5

Unnatural Causes

1986

Series of seven psychological dramas concerning death by unnatural causes.

7.0

The Black Tower

1985

The Black Tower is a 1985 mystery television mini-series based on the book 'The Black Tower' by P.D. James. The title role of Commander Adam Dalgliesh was played by Roy Marsden.

Movie

Love Song

1985

The life of a successful student couple at Cambridge University.

West Country Tales

1982

Supernatural experiences sent in by viewers in response to a BBC appeal. From the hundreds of letters received, thirteen stories were selected and made into TV episodes.

6.0

Movie

The Bells of Astercote

1980

An adaptation of the novel by Penelope Lively. The plot revolves around the ghosts of plague victims in a sleepy wood.

6.8

Minder

1979

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.